Hollow metal tie.



W. J. SHELBY. HOLLOW METAL TIB. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1s, 1914.

Patented sept.29, 1914.

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W. J. SHELBY. HOLLOW METAL TIE. APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 1e, 1914.

WILLIAM J. SEELEY, F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HOLLOW METAL TIE.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 29, 1914..

Application filed March 18, 1914. Serial No. 825,493.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WiLLrAM JAMES SEELEY, acitizen of the United States, re-

siding at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and Stateof Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hollow Metal Ties;and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, Such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. j

An object of this invention is the provision of a metallic railway tieof hollow formation and having improved rail base clamping meansreliably and adjustably secured thereto.

Another object is the provision of cushions interposed between themetallic tie and the clamping members adjustable with the latter.`

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which, p

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a railway tie constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side yelevationthereof partly broken away. Fig. 3

represents a longitudinal sectional view,`

partly broken away. Figs. 4 and 5 represent perspective views of theclamping members constituting a pair, and Fig. 6 represents aperspective view of the anchoring bar for the clamping member, partlybroken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral10 indicates the bottom of the metal tie on which are formed integralside walls 11 and end walls 12 having apertures 13 therein and a top 14.The medial portion 15 of the tie is depressed as shown in Fig. 3. ICushion blocks 16 of wood or other yieldable material are disposed uponthe elevated end portions 14 of the top, and are formed with verticalopenings 17 registering with openings 18 formed in the to 14 andelongated on a longitudinal line o the latter. A rail base clampingdevice comprising a pair of members 19 and 20 is disposed over eachcushion block 16, and, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the members 19 and 2Oare stamped from sheet metal of adequate thickness. Each of the members19 and 2() is substantially rectangular in shape and is formed withintegral oppositely directed ears or extensions 21, having a ertures 22therethrough. Tongues 23 are a so formed on each of the members atopposite ends thereof and are bent over in spaced relation to the mainbody thereof. The member 19 is adapted to be disposed over the member20, and in order that the tongues 23 of the respective plates lie in thesame plane, the tongues of the latter member 20 are spaced a greaterdistance from the body thereof.

When properly positioned, the apertures 22 of the top and bottomclamping members 19 and 20 are in registration and threaded bolts 24having heads 25 are positioned through the apertures 22 and openings 17and 18. The heads 25 of the bolts are disposed againstthe base 2G oftherail on the portions of the latter exposed between the tongues 23 ofeach of the members 19 and 20. An anchoring bar 27 is disposed undereach elevated end 14 of the tie and is formed with a pair of spacedthreaded apertures in which the lower ends of the bolts 24 are screwed.The opposite oifset ends 28 of the bar 27 are rounded and screw'threadedand positioned through the suitable apertures formed in the end Wall 12and the vertical portion 29 formed at the junctioirof the depressedportion 15 and top part 14 of the top Vof the tie. Nuts 30 are threadedon the ends 28 and firmly engage against the vertical walls 12 and 29 tolock the anchoring bar 27 and coperating parts in operative position.

The rails 32 may be adjusted to provide a track of the desired gage byadjusting the anchoring bar 27 longitudinally of the tie, subsequentlyto loosening the bolts 24. After the proper adjustment of the rails ismade the nuts 30 are screwed tightly against their seats and the bolts24 again tightened. If desired, the cushioning blocks 16 may bedispensed with, and the rail base clamping members 19 and 20 engageddirectly on the top of the metal tie.

What I claim is ing said anchoring means longitudinally of A railway tiecomprising a body, eushsaid tie.

l0 ions disposed over the ends of said body, In testimony whereof I aiixmy signature pairs of rail base clamping members disin presence of twoWitnesses. 5 posed over said cushions, securing bolts eX- WILLIAM J.SEELEY.

tending through said rail base clamping Witnesses: members and cushions,means for anchoring C. H. BURGESON,

said securing means, and means for adjust- M. BRAGG.

